The common cold is a viral
infection of the upper respiratory
tract, in most cases caused by
rhinoviruses A, B and C, and the
curious thing is that, despite being
the most frequent infectious disease
in human beings, at the moment
there is no known cure.
A study by the University of
Wisconsin- Madison (USA)
published in the Journal “Virology”

seems to have found the
reason why the cold is
“incurable”.
Using genetic sequences of
500 rhinovirus genomes, this
study has created a threedimensional topographic
model of the protein coat
(capsid) of the cold virus,
specifically of the rhinovirus
C.

It assures that antiviral drugs
used so far have no effect on
this structure.
However, now that they
know how it is, they could
develop specific drugs so that
these viruses do not evade the
immune system.
Antiviral drugs work by
attacking and modifying the
superficial characteristics of

the virus, but to be effective
they must fit like a puzzle
piece.
Thus, knowing accurate
information about the three
dimensional structure of
rhinovirus C is the best
starting point to develop
effective drug treatments
without “Taking a shot in the
dark.” as the authors state.

The New Atlas Of The 10 Basic Odors
Senses like taste or sight
have established a systematic
multidimensional scale that helps
understand the perception, but
¿what about the sense of smell?

For the first time, U.S scientists
have set a minimum of ten
categories in which odors can
be described, thanks to the
simplification of a statistical
model, as published this week the
Journal Plos One
The researchers argue that the
world of smells is structured and
organized in a few categories that
have been identified using a set of
statistical algorithms.
The study, conducted on a database
of 146 olfactory descriptors

“The categories are
approximate. The important
thing is that the size and
qualities of each odor are
independent,”
says Jason Castro, a
researcher at the University of
Bates in USA and co-author
of the study, in a statement to
the SINC agency.

“We are cautious about our
research. We are not saying
that we have solved the
categories of smell, rather than
have established an interesting
model capable of establishing
the olfactory qualities,” Adds,
Castro
Up until now, the sense of
smell did not have a complete
statistical system that
facilitates its understanding,
unlike others such as taste
or hearing. “We know that in
the taste there are five basic
qualities that organize the
sensations perceived, but to
list the type of smells was
an open question,”
says Castro, who
along with his

colleagues has developed new
models of smell based on the
public database Atlas of odor
character profiles, published in
1985 by Andrew Dravniek.
They applied both “statistical
and mathematical techniques
to organize data and smells”
as a model of chemical
structures to “predict what
kind of smell is going to have
a compound based on its
molecular structure.”

- To serve, place the cucumber
slices on top of the toasts, add the
ceviche and garnish with avocado
slices.
- Serve with lemons cut into 4 and
the sauce of your choice.

I learned and decided
After waiting so long, in a day like any other, I
decided to succeed.
I decided not to wait for opportunities, but look
for them.
I decided to see every problem as an opportunity
to find a solution.
I decided to see each desert as the opportunity to
find an oasis.
I decided to see every night as a mystery to solve.
I decided to see each day as a new opportunity to
be happy.
That day I discovered that my only opponent is
my own weaknesses, and that in them,
I can find the best way to surpass myself.
I stopped the fear of losing, and I began to fear not
winning. I discovered that I was not the best, and
perhaps I never was. It did not matter to me, who
won or lost; now I simply care to know I’m better
than yesterday.
I learned that to reach the top is not the hard part,
but never stop rising.
I learnt that the best victory is to have the right to
call someone “friend”.
I found that love is more than just a state of
amorousness; it is a life philosophy.
I stopped being a reflection of my past few
triumphs and I became a dim light of my present.
I learned that is useless being light if you ‘re not
going to illuminate the path for others.
That day I decided to change many things, and
learned that dreams are only to come true. Since
then, I don’t sleep to rest, but to dream.

Reading with a flashlight:
If when you were little, you
used to read with a flashlight
under the covers, don’t worry
about your eyes. Reading with
dim light does not damage the

eyesight, according to what
ophthalmologists have found.
Although, this gives the
impression that it costs us
to focus, and the blinking
is reduced and therefore the
hydration of the eye while we
read a book with low light,
the consequences do not go
further than that.

that this would cause arthritis
but, several scientific studies

Knuckles:
Another habit that is much
criticized is cracking the
knuckles. Some rumors say

have shown that there is no
cause-effect relationship
between this gesture and the
disease.

Of course, you should also know
that once you suffer ulcer pain, it is
aggravated by eating spicy foods.

Spicy Food:
You should not worry about
the health of your stomach if
you are fond of spicy foods.
The dreaded gastric ulcer,
that affects the stomach or
intestine, is usually caused
by a bacterium called
Helicobacter pylori and not
by excess of mince in food.

Irv Gordon, a retired science teacher and his 1800S
Volvo of 1966 recently reached a record of three million
miles driven (which is the same distance to 120
times around the world). The mark was reached
in Alaska, USA, one of the regions that Irv had
not had the opportunity to visit before.

media. Since then, Gordon
breaks his own record driving
his famous car.

A world record

To reach three million miles
traveled, Irv’s Volvo was
transported to Alaska in a
covered truck, he followed
it on board in an airplane.
After a few days driving
his Volvo again, he chose the
Kenai Peninsula to achieve his
new record.

”Everything
was
very
dramatic, I did not miss a
detail of the great moment,”
Irv said.

all trips and all
the adventures
I experienced in
order to achieve that goal.

Irv and his Volvo reached the
great dream goal; they had
traveled three million miles.
“But really the excitement is
not just about having traveled
three million miles. It is also

I never intended to go a million
or two million miles.
I was delighted to drive and
experience life through my
Volvo, “said Irv.

A true love story

Irv Gordon purchased his
Volvo 1800S in 1966, it was
love at first sight; he just could
not stop driving it all weekend.
The following Monday, he
returned back to the dealer
to request the corresponding
service for his approximately
1,500 miles traveled.
With a daily round trip of

Three million miles is the
longest distance traveled by
a man in the same car and
this is the achievement that
included Irv and his Volvo in
125 miles, the dedication to the Guinness Book.
vehicle maintenance and a
passion for driving, Gordon For Volvo Cars this is an
achievement,
recorded 500.000 miles in 10 outstanding
years. In 1987 celebrated his reached by an exceptional man
first million miles traveled and an exceptional vehicle.
in the Volvo, driving around
the Tabern on the Green in Also, this feat is the
Central Park. In 2002, he greatest proof that Volvo
reached the two million miles is synonymous of quality,
in Times Square, attracting the durability, reliability and
attention of the international adventure.

Plants are like sponges that
capture materials through the
roots and incorporate them into
its organism.

According to a study
published in the Nature
Communications
journal
and conducted by Australian
scientists.
Checking the presence of
gold in the leaves of certain
plants, you can know if a few
meters below the surface there
is a reservoir of this precious
metal.
Prior to this study had already
been noted the possibility that
plants absorb certain elements
and incorporated them in their
biological tissue.
However, this is the first time
they get to test it in natural
specimens, which opens the
door to the development of new
methods of biogeochemical

soil exploration.
Eucalyptus is the perfect tree
for this type of research, as it
works as a kind of hydraulic
pump, with deep and extended
roots throughout the substrate.

In addition, as it is likely that
the gold is toxic to the plant, it
tends to move it to the branches
and leaves, where it is easier its
expulsion.
And that’s easy to check
their presence due to new
technologies.
But the search for gold is not
the only utility that researchers
have found in this study. As
pointed out by Lintern :
“The eucalyptus are so
common that this technique
could be used more often,
could even be used to find
other metals such as zinc and
copper”.

1. (William…) Protag. Of Jurassic Park III
5. I say the opposite of what is
9. Mana singer
11. (……..Schindler) Austrian artist
12. Suspicious injury
13. That has been the subject of use
15. (….Bush)brother of past president G. Bush
16. Crucifera biennial plant
18. International phonetic association (acronym,
English)
19. Button to record audio equipment
20. Skin of the human face
21. Pleased himself
25. Ornament
26. Television and Radio Company of the United
Kingdom (Acronym)
28. Suf. that shows inchoate action verbs
29. Oriental Republic of Uruguay (acronym)
30. It is said about the highest and more
preeminent thing
35. 13th letter
36. Rewards given in raffles
37. Metal Sym.: Y.
39. Gesture
40. Jerusalem Hill
41. Introduce something elsewhere
42. Sear

Vertical

2. Gas or liquid leak
3.Large and extended beach
4.Listen
5.(Rip…) Coprotag. Of the Film “Men in Black”
6.(Jai….) Basque sport
7.Take the last meal of the day
8.Formerly used anesthetic
9.Fixed maximum or minimum price for a
commodity
11. Clay pot for water with bulging belly
12. Process as a means of pressure to get something
13. Move frequently and violently from side to side
17. Air passage through a body
22. (Chuck….) American karate professional
23. Paid manual worker (pl.).
24. Water similar nature
27. Probe, rope with a weight at the end
30. Massive advertising dispatch by e-mail
31. Machine that has something cautiously
32. (Amanda…..) coprotag. Actress from “Syriana”
33. (…..Goldman) Russian-born American
anarchist
34. Express joy through laughter
38. Sister of the mother or father

RINGS:

Encuentra
la palabra
escondida
en cada
rosca.

Find the
word
Hidden in
each ring

CrucigramaCrossword

SUDOKU

DifferencesDiferencias

Rings:
1. Brush
2. Twentieth

ROSCAS

SOLUCIONES

SEVEN Differences

Rules:
Complete the board (divided
into nine big squares) filling
the boxes with a number from
1 to 9 without repeating any
row (horizontal) or column
(vertical), or in each of the
nine big squares.

An experiment conducted by Harvard
University (USA) revealed that children
aged 4 and 5 years old rely more on
information that provides a physically
attractive person than what tells them an
individual who is considered ugly.

“reliable informant”.

In the trial, children had to name six
unknown objects and they were suggested
that in order to carry out the task, they
needed to ask an adult for help. When
showing them the pictures from two
people who they did not know and ask
them to indicate who they thought would
know the answer (and therefore to whom
they would ask), the children chose mainly
the person with the most beautiful face as

“Children rely more on people
with attractive facial features,
although there is no reason
to think that, that makes them
have more knowledge or more
information” concludes, Igor
Bascandziev, author of the
study published in the British
Journal of Developmental
Psychology.
His goal now is to determine
whether this predisposition is
maintained as children grow.

The king said to the wise men of the
court:
- I ordered a beautiful ring.
I have a great diamond, and I want to
save a message inside the ring that can
help me in times of total despair , and
also help my heirs , and the heirs of
my heirs , forever . It must be a small
message so that it fits under the stone
His listeners were wise, great scholars,
and they could have written extensive
treaties, but composing a short message
that would help the king in a moment of
despair was a challenge.
They thought, they looked in books, but
they could not find anything.
The king had an old servant who was
also his father’s servant.
The king’s mother had died young and
this servant had taken care of him, so he
was like a family member. The monarch
felt immense respect for the elderly, and
consulted to him.
He said: I’m not a scholar or an erudite
person or an academic, but I know a
message. During my long life in the
palace, I have met all kinds of people,
and once I met a mystic.
He was a guest of your father, and I was
at his service. Guarido was leaving and
as a gesture of thanks, he gave me this

message - the old man wrote in a
tiny paper, folded it and handed it
to the king. But do not read it, keep
it hidden in the ring.

Open it only when all else has
failed, when you do not find the
solution to a situation.

He folded the paper, put it back in
the ring, gathered his armies
and regained the kingdom.

-

The day, he
c a m e

What do you
mean? Asked
the
king.
Now
I

The king opened the ring and
read the message:
“This too shall pass.”
Among
the
crowd
celebrating and dancing
he felt the same peace
and silence of the
forest, the pride was
gone. So he finally
understood
the
message.
-Remember
that
everything
happens for a
reason –
Said the old man.

That moment came quickly.
The territory was invaded and the
king lost the throne.
He was running on his horse to
save life and his opponents were
chasing him. Suddenly, he came
to a place where the road ended
and there was no way out: he was
facing a precipice. He could hear
the horses’ trot of his enemies.
Suddenly, he remembered the
ring. He opened it, took the paper
and found the little message: “This
too shall pass.” As he read it, he
felt all over him a great silence.
The enemies pursuing him should
had been lost in the woods, or
maybe had the wrong road, but the
truth is that gradually, it stopped
the sound of the beasts’ trot
The king was deeply grateful to the
servant and the unknown mystic,
because those words had been
miraculous.

It is not just for when you are
defeated, it is also for when you
have succeeded. It is not just for
when you are the last, but also for
when you are first .

victorious
to
the capital, there was a great
celebration with music and
dancing.
The old man, who was beside him
in the car, said to him:
Sir, read the ring message again.

am victorious, people celebrated
my return. I do not find myself
desperate in a hopeless situation.
This message is not just for
desperate situations, it is also for
pleasant situations.

None situation
or
emotions
are
permanent. As the day and night,
there are moments of joy and
moments of sadness.
Accept them as part of the
duality of nature, because they
are the very essence of things.

Your creative energy is fully engaged
with some new person or project, so make
sure that you’re pushing it as far as it can go.
Things may start to look really good for you
by day’s end.

Taurus

April 20 to May 20

It’s too easy for you to fill up with
hot air today, so do what you can to just chill
out and let others take the lead. You’re sure
to find that your people are willing to cut you
some slack for the down time.

Gemini

May 21 to June 20

You’ve got an opinion for any
given topic — and your mental energy keeps
you from making people feel funny about
their own ideas. It’s a good time to discuss big
plans and rethink old ideas.

Cancer

June 21 to July 22

You are feeling impulsive today
— and why not? It’s one of those great days
when you can get away with almost anything,
as long as you keep a smile on your face.
Others forgive and forget.

Leo

July 23 to August 22

You need to make the most of your
newfound celebrity — it may not last forever!
At least one person is starStruck in your presence, and you can get them
to do almost anything for you.

Virgo

August 23 to Sept. 22

Can you pare back your schedule
somewhat today? If not, things may get a bit
ridiculous, and you may feel rushed until long
into the night. If you can defer some meetings
or projects, you should feel much better.

Libra
Sept. 23 to October 22

You need to be explicit about your hopes and
dreams — otherwise, how will anyone know how to help
you? It’s a good time for you to make special requests and
call in favors.

Scorpio

October 23 to Nov. 21

Your boss — or someone filling that role — may
cause problems today, but you should try to just let their
ill manners slide off your back. You can easily
comply with their weirdness!

How to know if you have hired the best lawyer for your case
When you feel that your attorney is not adequate to represent your interests or do the job for which he/she
was hired, there are steps you can take to help you determine if he / she is or is not the best lawyer for you.
Take a sequence of when the event
occurred over and talk to a lawyer
before deciding whom to hire, even if
you feel good with the first lawyer you
talked to.
Write down when calls are made to the
lawyer and keep track of how long it
takes him/her to return your calls.
If a lawyer tells you that something is
going to happen with your case, for
example, in 30 days and then 45 days
have passed without you hearing a word
from the lawyer, deal with this issue
immediately only to make sure that
does not pass any important limit time
which could have a negative impact or
outcome in your case.
If your lawyer does not return the calls
on time or if the deadlines start to pass,
highlight these concerns in writing by
certified mail before problems start
arising and they may be more difficult
or impossible to be fixed later. Time
limits expired or not returning phone
calls on time are oversights that can be
red flags
If you have to terminate the services of
your lawyer, this should also be done by
means of a certified mail stating clearly
the reasons for the suspension.
Advice

Be sure to ask for your transcript, an invoice with
detailed statements of all the services provided, and a
reimbursement if you feel that you overpaid the lawyer.

uIf the attorney refuses to give
you the documents of your file,
the lawyer should be fired, find
the lawyer bar association in your
state to see if they can give you
some advice on how to get a copy
of your file from your lawyer.

uAsk the attorney how many years of
experience he/she has with other cases
that have had similar events to yours
uWhen you hire a lawyer, make
and what kind of success has he/she had sure to ask for rates. Attorneys
in the past.
will charge different rates for

exactly the same services.
The difference is reflected in the
common experience and skill.

with twenty years of experience
commonly charge more than a
lawyer with five years experience.

u Keep the original documents
and provide only copies to the
lawyer when possible. Make sure
the lawyer will return the original
documents after he/she reviews
and / or copies them.
u Be aware that the lawyers

If your case is particularly
complicated, the most expensive
lawyer and with more experience
can, in some instances, be your
best choice.
u Make sure you understand
how the attorney records the time

spent on your case. It may be in
the range of a tenth of that time
increases to 15 minutes or even 30
minutes, or there may be charges
related to certain services.
u Keep copies of everything
you send to the lawyer and ask
him also to provide you a copy
of all the given documents as the
case progresses.

Playing guitar makes you more attractive
This is what Tifferet Sigal and
his colleagues found when
they did an experiment on
Facebook.
The study, published in
Letters on Evolutionary
Behavioral Science in
2012, tried to support the
idea proposed by G. F.
Miller (2000) that there is a
possibility that the musicality
of the human being is the
result of natural selection
through sexual selection.

In the experiment,
two identical
Facebook profiles
were created and in
them, appeared the
same young man
smiling.

According to the authors,
musical ability could be an
index of good learning skills
or fine motor skills, or even a
sign of an acquisitive power
since acquiring a musical
instrument and learn how

to play it, usually has an
economic cost.
In the experiment, two
identical Facebook profiles
were created and in them,
appeared the same young man
smiling.
The only difference between
them was that in one case, the
young man appeared in the
photo with a guitar in while
the other did not.
The researches selected the
Facebook profiles of 100
unmarried women belonging
to groups of students.
Half of them were sent a
message from the profile of
the young man with the guitar

and the other half were sent a
message from the profile of the
guy without the instrument.
The message is always the
same, he said something like,
‘Hi, how are you? I like your
picture ‘
The results showed that
28% of women accepted the
friend request by the boy that
appeared with a guitar, against
a 10% who accepted the young
without the guitar.
Thus, the authors conclude
that the positive responses
were significantly more
prevalent for the requests of
the guy holding the guitar.
Therefore, it seems that it
made him more attractive to
women.

The secrets that two faces are not alike
Genetics is essential in nature,
however, although they share the
same DNA, twins are not exactly
alike.

enhancers in the skull and
face, the researchers chose
non-coding regions of the
genome of mice.

A research that has just been
published in the Science journal
seems to have solved the mystery.
Some regions of the DNA that
do not encode proteins but that
decrease or increase the expression
of genes, are responsible for some
features, such as face shape

Then, they analyzed the
expression of such enhancers
by a three-dimensional
craniofacial mice model and
finally selectively removed
these enhancers and analyzed
again the effect that this
had on gene expression and
craniofacial morphology
during the development.

To test the importance of these

As a result, they demonstrated
that when eliminating these
enhancers, the shape of skull
and face of the mice changed,
despite having exactly the
same DNA. This finding may
explain why twins, despite
sharing the same genetic code,
are different. Or what is the
same, no two faces are exactly
alike.

(enhancers) that are active when the face and skull are in
development during the embryonic process,” explains the
agency of scientific news SINC. Axel Visel, researcher at the
Joint Genome Institute (U.S. ) and one of the authors of the
study says: “We were able to create a genome map indicating
exactly where they are located”